Vegan gluten free chickpea cacao cookies

Last week on my usual outing the the furkids I ran into a lovely lady called Deb. We met Deb and her furkid Cliff at the doggy park recently, and it turns out that she is a yoga teacher and really into wholefoods and healthy eating. We went for a long walk with the (fur)children and we talked about a bunch of things, including recipes. Deb told me about a cookie she makes with chickpeas, peanut butter and dates and I was intrigued! Chickpeas, really?

After a few days of thinking about this odd cookie I decided to make my own version. More so because I didn’t write down her ingredients or quantities – I had no option but to make up a recipe. I was thinking about flavours that complement each other and (after looking into the pantry and seeing what I had) I settled on a combination that included peanut butter, chocolate and maple syrup. Heaven!

About The Author

I'm Vanja and I'm a vegan living in Sydney. I was brought up vegetarian from the age of 8. I have been vegan from January 2013 and it was the kindest decision I have ever made.
I'm the website and graphic designer here at The Power Plant, as well as a contributing author. I take my own food photos and I love creating new recipes. In real life I'm a marketing consultant at Stace & Co.